Is Umbraco on Azure currently a viable option to deploy your production site? Well at the moment there are still some limitations for a large scale deployment. The biggest is the lack of multi instance support and the fact that Umbraco is not quite ‘aware’ of the typical cloud de-coupled scenarios. But with the native support of Azure in the upcoming Umbraco 5.0 release this will for sure change. Azure will be a new option if you need a scalable, premium SLA, Geo optimized access, pay-what-you-use, secure and efficient hosting platform.
Use the tools and the support that Microsoft offers to start testing and prepare yourself for the future!
Below you can find a collection of the links we used in the Umbraco BE Festival presentation.
How to get your Azure account
Azure Free Trial
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/free-trial/
Azure information and tutorials
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/
Azure offers and TOC calculator
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/offers/#tcoCompare-LB
Umbraco resources
Accelerator method
Accelerator: http://azureaccelerators.codeplex.com/releases
Morten Christensen blog posting with step-by-step deployment:
http://blog.sitereactor.dk/2011/01/11/umbraco-on-azure-series-sql-azure/
http://blog.sitereactor.dk/2011/01/12/umbraco-on-azure-series-deploying-to-azure-with-accelerator/
Sync Script method
Orbit One documentation with detailed deployment information: http://umbracoonazure.codeplex.com/
Generic WebRole + sync script: http://kclaeys.blob.core.windows.net/genericwebrole/GenericWebRole.zip
Azure YourBusinessYourFame contest
Visit http://yourbusinessyourfame.cloudapp.net
Register and deploy your app or proof of concept before 15th of June and maybe you’ll win a fantastic prize.
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